Flood (disambiguation)
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A flood
Flood
A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land. The EU Floods directive defines a flood as a temporary covering by water of land not normally covered by water...

is an overflow or accumulation of an expanse of water that submerges land.

Flood(s), The Flood, Flooded or Flooding may also refer to:

Computing

  • Network flood, a denial-of-service attack on a network
  • Internet Relay Chat flood, a form of denial-of-service attack
  • Flooding algorithm
    Flooding algorithm
    A flooding algorithm is an algorithm for distributing material to every part of a connected network. The name derives from the concept of inundation by a flood....

    , a network routing algorithm

Film and television

  • Flood (film)
    Flood (film)
    Flood is a British disaster film from 2007, directed by Tony Mitchell It features Robert Carlyle, Jessalyn Gilsig, David Suchet and Tom Courtenay, and is based on the 2002 novel of the same name by Richard Doyle.-Synopsis:...

    , a 2007 disaster film
  • The Flood (1958 film)
    The Flood (1958 film)
    -Cast:* Zdenek Stepánek as Ryba* Otomar Krejca as Josef* Slávka Budínová as Josef's wife* Gustav Heverle as Karel* Ivanka Devátá as Zuzka* Karel Fiala as Marko* Jan Pivec as Doctor* Václav Lohniský as Ing. Netousek* Zdenek Rehor as Ing. zemánek...

    , a 1958 Czech film
  • The Flood (1994 film), a 1994 French-Russian film
  • The Flood (2010 film) or Mabul, an Israeli film
  • "Flood" (The Young Ones), an episode of The Young Ones
  • "Flooded" (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Gaming

  • Flood (video game), a game for Amiga and Atari ST
  • Flood (Halo), fictional creatures in the Halo game series

Literature

  • Flood (novel)
    Flood (novel)
    Flood is a 2002 disaster thriller novel by Richard Doyle. Set in present day London, the novel depicts a disastrous flood and fire of London, caused by a storm, and the consequential accident at an oil refinery, and failure of the Thames Barrier....

    , a 2002 novel by Richard Doyle; basis for the 2007 film
  • Flood (Baxter novel)
    Flood (Baxter novel)
    Published in 2008, Flood is the work of hard science fiction by English author Stephen Baxter. It describes a near future world where deep submarine seismic activity leads to seabed fragmentation, and the opening of deep subterranean reservoirs of water. Human civilization is almost destroyed by...

    , a 2008 novel by Stephen Baxter
  • The Flood (novel)
    The Flood (novel)
    The Flood is the first novel by acclaimed crime writer Ian Rankin.- Plot summary :Mary Miller has always been an outcast. As a child, she fell into the hot burn - a torrent of warm chemical run-off from the local coal mine - and her hair turned white...

    , a 1986 novel by Ian Rankin
  • The Flood (novella)
    The Flood (novella)
    L'Inondation is an 1880 novella by Émile Zola. Set in the village of Saint-Jory, several miles up the Garonne from Toulouse, it is the story of a family tragedy, told by its patriarch, seventy-year-old Louis Roubien.-Plot summary:...

    , an 1880 novella by Émile Zola
  • Halo: The Flood
    Halo: The Flood
    Halo: The Flood is a 2003 novel based on the 2001 Xbox video game Halo: Combat Evolved written by William C. Dietz. Closely depicting the events of the video game, The Flood begins with the escape of a human ship Pillar of Autumn from enemy aliens known as the Covenant...

    , a 2003 novel by William C. Dietz
  • Flood, a 1985 novel in the Burke series by Andrew Vachss
  • The Flood, a 2004 novel by Maggie Gee
    Maggie Gee
    Maggie Mary Gee is an English novelist. She was born in Poole, Dorset, then moved to the Midlands and later to Sussex. She was educated at state schools and at Oxford University . She later worked in publishing and then had a research post at Wolverhampton Polytechnic where she completed a...

  • Flood: A Romance of Our Time, a 1964 novel by Robert Penn Warren
    Robert Penn Warren
    Robert Penn Warren was an American poet, novelist, and literary critic and was one of the founders of New Criticism. He was also a charter member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers. He founded the influential literary journal The Southern Review with Cleanth Brooks in 1935...


Music

  • The Flood (band)
    The Flood (band)
    The Flood is an Australian roots music band led by Kevin Bennett. They won the Tamworth 2006 Golden Guitar Award for Vocal Group with their song "Hello Blue Sky"...

    , an Australian band
  • The Flood (Stravinsky)
    The Flood (Stravinsky)
    The Flood: A musical play is a short biblical drama by Igor Stravinsky on the allegory of Noah, originally written as an opera for television. CBS Television executive Alan Wagner commissioned the work...

    , a musical play by Igor Stravinsky

Albums

  • Flood (Boris album)
    Flood (Boris album)
    Flood is the third album by Japanese band Boris. Like the previous albums, it stays lengthy and massively slow, but in addition to sludge influences such as the Melvins and Sleep, there are undertones of psychedelic rock...

  • The Flood (Gospel Gangstaz album)
  • Flood (Headswim album)
  • Flood (Herbie Hancock album)
    Flood (Herbie Hancock album)
    Flood is the eighteenth album by Herbie Hancock. It was released only in Japan in 1975. It features the Headhunters Band, performing their hits from the Head Hunters, Thrust and Man-Child albums...

  • Flood (Keren Peles album)
    Flood (Keren Peles album)
    Flood is the second album by Israeli singer-songwriter Keren Peles. In September 2008, the album had sold more than 20,000 copies, making it Keren Peles' second gold album in Israel.-Track listing:#"Mabool"...

  • The Flood (Of Mice & Men album)
    The Flood (Of Mice & Men album)
    The Flood is the second album by American metalcore band Of Mice & Men. It was released on June 14, 2011, through Rise Records. On May 13, 2011 they released the song "Still YDG'n", on May 24, 2011 the song "Purified" was released. On June 7, 2011 they released the song "Let Live"...

  • Flood (They Might Be Giants album)

Songs

  • "Flood" (song)
    Flood (song)
    "Flood" is a song written and performed by Jars of Clay. It is considered to be their breakthrough song due to airplay on contemporary Christian music and alternative rock radio stations, two radio formats which rarely interact with one another. It was released in 1995 on their self-titled debut...

    , by Jars Of Clay
  • "The Flood" (Cheryl Cole song)
    The Flood (Cheryl Cole song)
    "The Flood" is a song by British recording artist Cheryl Cole. The song was written by Priscilla Hamilton and Wayne Wilkins, for Cole's second studio album, Messy Little Raindrops . It was released on January 2, 2011 through Fascination Records, as the album's second and, to date, final single...

  • "The Flood" (Katie Melua song)
    The Flood (Katie Melua song)
    CD single-Chart performance:"The Flood" debuted on the UK Singles Chart on 23 May 2010 at a current peak of #35.-Release history:...

  • "The Flood" (Take That song)
    The Flood (Take That song)
    "The Flood" is a song by British pop group Take That from their sixth studio album, Progress. It was released as the lead single in the United Kingdom on 7 November 2010...

  • "Floods" (song)
    Floods (song)
    "Floods" is a song by heavy metal band Pantera from their 1996 album The Great Southern Trendkill. It is the longest song on the album, and the second longest song the band has ever recorded, after "Cemetery Gates".-Guitar solo:...

    , by Pantera
  • "Floods" (Fightstar song)
    Floods (Fightstar song)
    "Floods" is the fourth single from Fightstar's second studio album, One Day Son, This Will All Be Yours. It was originally intended to be released as the second single, however this was changed to "We Apologise For Nothing" due to the recent floods in the UK at that time.Charlie Simpson has stated...

  • "Flood", a song by Tool from Undertow
    Undertow (Tool album)
    "Disgustipated" is track 69 on most pressings in North America . It also appears as track 39, track 10 or as a hidden track following "Flood" on track 9...

  • "Flood", a song by The Feelers from Communicate
    Communicate (album)
    Communicate, released on 12 October 2001, is the second album by New Zealand rock band The Feelers. Singles include "Communicate", "As Good As It Gets", "Astronaut", "Fishing for Lisa", "The Web" and "Anniversary"...

  • "Flood I" and "Flood II", songs by The Sisters of Mercy from Floodland
    Floodland
    Floodland is the second album by the British band The Sisters of Mercy, which was released in 1987 and marked their commercial break-through.-Break-up of the original band:...

  • "The Flood", a song by Escape the Fate from This War Is Ours
    This War Is Ours
    -CD:-Deluxe special edition:-Chart positions:-Personnel:This War Is Ours album personnel as listed on Allmusic.Band* Craig Mabbitt – lead vocals* Bryan Money – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, acoustics guitars, keyboards, vocals...

  • "The Flood", a song by The Haunted from The Dead Eye
    The Dead Eye
    The collectors U.S., European, and Japanese editions also feature a bonus DVD.#"The Dead Eye" - Making Of Documentary#"All Against All" - Promo Video Clip#"No Compromise" - Promo Video Clip#"99" - Live at Metal Mania Festival 2005...

  • "The Flood", a song by The Soundtrack of Our Lives from Behind the Music
    Behind the Music (album)
    Behind the Music is an album by the Swedish Band The Soundtrack of Our Lives. It was released in February, 2001, and was nominated for the Best Alternative Album award at the 2003 Grammy Awards....


People

  • Flood (producer), the pseudonym of record producer Mark Ellis
  • Flood (surname)
    Flood (surname)
    Flood is a traditional Irish and Scottish family name and may refer to:* Ann Flood , American actress* Anthony Flood , Irish footballer* Chris Flood , Irish politician* Clare Flood, Irish badminton player...

    , people with the surname Flood

Places

  • Flood, British Columbia
    Flood, British Columbia
    Flood is a rural community in the District of Hope, British Columbia, Canada, located west of the town of Hope on the south bank of the Fraser River in the far eastern end of the Fraser Valley region. It is primarily argricultural in nature. Its official name is Floods though it is usually...

    , Canada (officially Floods)
  • Flood, California
    Flood, California
    Flood is a former settlement in Nevada County, California. Flood is located south of Grass Valley.The Flood post office operated from 1900 to 1903. The name commemorates James L. Flood, developer.-References:...

    , U.S., a former settlement

Religion and mythology

  • Deluge myth, mythic floods in general, involving Gilgamesh, Noah's Ark, and others
  • Deluge (prehistoric)
    Deluge (prehistoric)
    In geomorphology, an outburst flood, which is a type of megaflood, is a high magnitude, low frequency catastrophic flood involving the sudden release of water. During the last deglaciation, numerous glacial lake outburst floods were caused by the collapse of either ice sheets or glaciers that...

    , prehistoric great floods, some of which may have inspired the mythic floods above

Other

  • Flooding (psychology)
    Flooding (psychology)
    Flooding is a form of behavior therapy and based on the principles of respondent conditioning. It is sometimes referred to as exposure therapy or prolonged exposure therapy. As a psychotherapeutic technique, it is used to treat phobia and anxiety disorders including post-traumatic stress disorder...

    , a psychotherapeutic technique
  • Flooding (Australian football)
    Flooding (Australian football)
    Flooding is a tactic used in the sport of Australian rules football. It involves the coach releasing players in the forward line from their set positions and directing them to the opposition forward area, congesting the area and making it more difficult for the opposition to score. It is commonly...

    , a sports tactic
  • Flood v. Kuhn
    Flood v. Kuhn
    Flood v. Kuhn was a 1972 United States Supreme Court decision upholding, by a 5–3 margin, the antitrust exemption first granted to Major League Baseball in Federal Baseball Club v. National League. It arose from a challenge by St. Louis Cardinals' outfielder Curt Flood when he refused to be...

    , a U.S. Supreme Court decision
  • Flooded engine
    Flooded engine
    A flooded engine is an internal combustion engine that has been fed an excessively rich air-fuel mixture that cannot be ignited. This is caused by the mixture exceeding the upper explosive limit for the particular fuel. An engine in this condition will not start until the excessively rich mixture...

    , an engine fed too much or too rich fuel

See also

  • Deluge (disambiguation)

:Category:Floods by country
  • Fludd (disambiguation)
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